espabilarse

(v.) = get on + the ball, smarten up

Ex. On the other hand, I have to tell some librarians, 'Let's get on the ball and do something else besides have our noses to the grindstone, and think of more fundamental aspects of librarianship'.

Ex. The article 'Motherboards smarten up' reports on recent technological developments in motherboards = El artículo "Las placas madres aprenden" informa sobre los recientes avances tecnológicos de estas placas.

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(v.) = get on + the ball, smarten up

Ex: On the other hand, I have to tell some librarians, 'Let's get on the ball and do something else besides have our noses to the grindstone, and think of more fundamental aspects of librarianship'.

Ex: The article 'Motherboards smarten up' reports on recent technological developments in motherboards = El artículo "Las placas madres aprenden" informa sobre los recientes avances tecnológicos de estas placas.

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■espabilarse verbo reflexivo
1 (despejarse, despertarse) to wake up
2 (darse prisa) to hurry (up)
3 fam US (avivarse) to wise up
'espabilarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- espabilar
English:
wake up
- snap
- wise

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espabilarse

v/r

1 del sueño wake o.s. up

2 (darse prisa) hurry up, get a move on

3 (avivarse) wise up fam

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espabilarse vr

1) : to awaken

2) : to get a move on

3) : to get smart, to wise up

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espabilarse vb (despertarse) to wake up [pt. woke; pp. woken]

¡espabílate! wake up!